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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Jack F. Hart

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Wilmington, North Carolina

Honored By

Jack F. Hart

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AIRCRAFT RADIO OPERATOR, ARMY AIR CORPS. NORTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN, 7 MONTHS. CHINA-BURMA-INDIA CAMPAIGN, 15 MONTHS IN JUNGLES. WAS A GROUND G.I. THERE -- NO FLYING. NORTH AFRICA INJURY TOOK HIM OUT OF THE AIR. WAS RETRAINED AS A FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER. THERE WAS NO REST TIME; SOME DAYS NO FOOD; NO MEDICINE. USED CLOTHING THAT WAS DROPPED IN EVERY 30 DAYS. CHRISTMAS 1945, THERE NO FOOD FOR 3 DAYS. HIS WEIGHT WHEN HE WENT IN THE JUNGLES WAS 150 POUNDS; WHEN HE CAME OUT HE WAS 120 POUNDS.